Towards a Complex Networks Modeling of Interdependent Critical Infrastructures

Jose Sanchez Torres (1) , Raphael Caire (1) , Nouredine Hadjsaid (1)

1 G2Elab-SYREL - G2Elab-SYstèmes et Réseaux ELectriques

Power Systems Reliability and Security highlight the need to identify and understand vulnerabilities that emerge from the interaction of two interdependent Critical Infrastructures: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Power Systems. Modeling the physical, logical, cyber and geographical relations can give some information about the interactions between both infrastructures to enlighten their interdependencies and identify their mutual vulnerabilities. This paper presents a method, developed during the project SINARI, which adapts the theory of Complex Numbers to the theory of Complex Networks. The result of this symbiosis is a model that allows inherent vulnerabilities of coupled infrastructures to be identified. The method is demonstrated on a typical French Distribution Network including a surrounding ICT network.

Mots clés: Vulnerability; Security; Critical Infrastructures; ICT; Power System; Complex Networks

Domaines: Energie électrique

Jose Sanchez Torres, Raphael Caire, Nouredine Hadjsaid. Towards a Complex Networks Modeling of Interdependent Critical Infrastructures. Workshop Interdisciplinaire sur la Sécurité Globale - WISG 2013, Jan 2013, Troyes, France. ⟨hal-00780546⟩